by Carlene Ervin (Contributing Writer) James Baldwin (1924-1987) was an African American writer who engaged in many forms of his craft: including novels, essays, and plays. Baldwin cannot be placed into a box or described in a perfect bow. He was complicated, and his works, like The Fire Next Time and No Name in The…
by Haylee Kushi (Staff Writer) The Yale Peabody Museum is celebrating its 150th anniversary with the installment of the exhibition: “Identity, Difference, and Understanding: Lessons from Oceania and Southeast Asia” at the PEABODY2, a one-room museum on the corner of York and Elm, a space offered to the Peabody Museum by Yale’s Office of New…
by Katie McCleary (Staff Columnist) Standing Rock Update Last Sunday, on September 25, water protectors planted trees along the proposed path of the Dakota Access Pipeline. The stark difference between planting a tree and digging a pipeline makes this event so beautiful. They show us that the movement is not only to protect our existing…
by Janis Jin (Contributing Writer) The Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies program and Yale Center for the Study of Race, Indigeneity and Transnational Migration co-sponsored a panel discussion on Wednesday, September 21, called “Election 2016: An Intersectional Discussion with Yale Faculty.” Moderated by WGSS Professor Inderpal Grewal, the event featured five different Yale professors across…
by Alejandra Padín-Dujon (Editor-in-Chief) This Friday, September 23rd from 2-5pm, Yale’s newly-created Center for the Study of Race, Indigeneity, and Transnational Migration (RITM) will hold its inaugural Summer Student Research Symposium in Luce Hall. The symposium – the first of its kind since student advocates for comprehensive ethnic studies brought about the Center’s creation last year – takes place amid a…